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Teacher
: Jerry Arnold
Textbook
: Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 2012
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Unit
Objective:
"The learner will . . ."
Standard(s)
No. of Days
Vocabulary Terms
Resources
Student Learning Activities
Assessment
1
1
understand and apply the properties of real numbers
12.1.1[b] 12.1.2[a,b]
12.1.3[a] 12.3.3[g,h]
integer, rational, irrational, intersection, union
textbook, chapter 1
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
2
1
define and apply integral exponents and rational exponents
12.1.1[a,b]
12.1.3[a,b,c] 12.3.3[b]
growth and decay, laws of exponents
textbook, chapter 1
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
3
1
manipulate and solve basic algebraic equations
12.3.3[c,d,e,i,l]
variable, monomial, binomial, polynomial
textbook, chapter 1
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
4
1
simplify, perform algebraic operations on and solve rational expressions
12.3.1[b] 12.3.3[j,k,o]
domain, compound fraction
textbook, chapter 1
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
5
1
find the intersection of two lines and find the length and midpoint of a segment
12.1.4[a,b]
12.2.2[a,b,c] 12.2.4[a]
12.3.1[c,e]
1
coordinates, x-axis, y-axis, origin, quadrants, x-coordinate, y-coordinate, graph, x-intercept, y-intercept, linear equation, general form, solution
textbook, chapter 1
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
6
1
find the slope of a line and determine whether two lines are parallel, perpendicular, or neither
12.2.2[a] 12.3.1[c,d,e]
1
slope, parallel, perpendicular, rise, run, slope-intercept form, negative reciprocal
textbook, chapter 1
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
7
1
find an equation of a line given certain geometric properties of the line
12.2.2[a] 12.3.1[c,d,e]
12.3.3[f,g]
1
point-slope form, intercept form,
textbook, chapter 1
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
8
1
model real-world situations by means of linear functions
12.1.4[a,b]
12.2.4.ab
12.3.1.abcdef
1
function, domain, range, zero
textbook, chapter 1
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
9
1
solve quadratic equations using different methods
12.3.1[e] 12.3.3[e,f,g,h,i]
quadratic equation, discriminant, quadratic formula, completing the square, root
textbook, chapter 1
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
10
2
identify a function, determine the domain, range, and zeros of a function, graph a function
12.3.1[a,b,c,d,e,h,i]
dependent variable, independent variable, domain, range, vertical line test
textbook, chapter 2
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
11
2
perform operations on functions and determine domains of resulting functions
12.3.3[c,d,n]
sum, difference, product, quotient, composition
textbook, chapter 2
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
12
2
reflect graphs and use symmetry to sketch graphs
12.2.3[a,b]
reflection, line of symmetry, point of symmetry
textbook, chapter 2
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
13
2
determine periodicity and amplitude from graphs, stretch and shrink graphs both vertically and horizontally, translate graphs
12.2.3[a,b]
periodic, fundamental period, amplitude, stretching, shrinking, translating
textbook, chapter 2
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
14
2
find the inverse of a function, if the inverse exists
12.3.1[e,h]
inverse, horizontal line test, one-to-one function
textbook, chapter 2
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
15
3
define and graph quadratic functions
12.3.1[a,b,d,e] 12.3.2[a,c,d] 12.3.3[i]
quadratic function, vertex, axis of symmetry, parabola
textbook, chapter 3.1
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
16
3
model real-world situations using quadratic functions
12.2.4[b] 12.3.1[a,e] 12.3.2[a,d]
curve-fitting, quadratic model
textbook, chapter 3.1
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
17
3
graph a polynomial function and determine end behavior and zeros
12.3.1[a,d,e,i]
12.3.2[d] 12.3.3[e,l]
polynomial, terms, coefficients, leading term, degree, maxima, minima, leading term
textbook, chapter 3.2
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
18
3
use long and synthetic division and apply the remainder and factor theorems
12.3.3[b,c,d,e]
synthetic division, factor theorem, remainder theorem
textbook, chapter 3.3
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
19
3
solve polynomial equations by various methods of factoring, including the use of the rational root theorem
12.3.1[d] 12.3.3[d,e,i]
rational root theorem
textbook, chapter 3.4
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
20
3
add, subtract, multiply and divide complex numbers
12.1.1[a,b] 12.1.3[a]
12.3.3[d,e]
complex number, imaginary number, pure imaginary, complex conjugates
textbook, chapter 3.5
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
21
3
apply general theorems about polynomial equations
12.1.3[a] 12.3.3[d,e]
fundamental theorem of algebra, complex conjugates theorem
textbook, chapter 3.6
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
22
3
manipulate, simplify and graph rational functions, determining end behavior and asymptotes
12.3.1[a,b,d,e]
12.3.3[b,d,e,j,k,l]
horizontal, vertical and slant asymptote
textbook, chapter 3.7
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
write a polynomial function for a given situation and find the maximum or minimum value of the function
12.2.5.a
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cubic functions, maximum, minimum
1
location principle
21
1
graph functions of two variables in a two-dimensional coordinate system and read such graphs
12.3.1.a, 12.3.2.ad
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curves of constant values
textbook, chapter
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
22
1
form functions of one variable from a verbal description and determine the minimum or maximum value of the function
12.2.4.b, 12.2.5.af, 12.3.2.ad
1
textbook, chapter
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
23
1
define and apply integral exponents and rational exponents
12.1.1.b, 12.1.3.b, 12.3.1.a, 12.3.2.d
2
growth and decay, laws of exponents
textbook, chapter 5
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
24
1
define and use exponential functions
12.3.1.a, 12.3.2.a, 12.3.2.d
1
rule of 72, half-life
textbook, chapter 5
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
25
1
define and apply the natural exponential function
12.3.1.a, 12.3.2.a, 12.3.2.d
1
natural exponential function, compound interest, effective annual yield
textbook, chapter 5
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
26
1
define and apply logarithms and prove and apply laws of logarithms
12.1.3
2
common logarithm, natural logarithm
textbook, chapter 5
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
27
1
solve exponential equations and change logarithms from one base to another
12.1.3.b, 12.3.3
1
exponential equation, change-of-base formula
textbook, chapter 5
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
28
1
find equations of circles, ellipses, hyperbolas and parabolas and graph them
12.2.1.g, 12.3.1.d, 12.3.1.e
4
circle, ellipse, hyperbola, parabola, conic sections, center, radius, focus, foci, directrix, asymptotes
textbook, chapter 6
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
29
1
solve systems of second-degree equations
12.3.3
1
textbook, chapter 6
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
30
1
define conic sections in terms of eccentricity and classify the graph of a second-degree equation by examining the coefficients
12.3.2.d
1
eccentricity, non-degenerate conic sections
textbook, chapter 6
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
31
2
find the measure of an angle in either degrees or radians and find coterminal angles
12.2.5
1
initial ray, terminal ray, revolution, degree, minutes, seconds, radian, standard position, coterminal
textbook, chapter 7
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
32
2
find the arc length and area of a sector of a circle and solve problems involving apparent size
12.2.5, 12.2.5.e, 12.3.2
1
arc length, sector, apparent size
textbook, chapter 7
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
33
2
use the definitions of sine and cosine to find values of these functions and solve simple trigonometric equations
12.2.1, 12.2.2, 12.3.1
1
sine, cosine, unit circle
textbook, chapter 7
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
34
2
use reference angles, calculators or tables, and special angles to find values of the sine and cosine functions and sketch graphs of these functions
12.2.1, 12.2.2, 12.3.1
2
reference angle, latitude
textbook, chapter 7
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
35
2
find values of the tangent, cotangent, secant, and cosecant and sketch the functions graphs
12.2.1, 12.2.2, 12.3.1
1
tangent, cotangent, secant, cosecant
textbook, chapter 7
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
36
2
find values of inverse trigonometric functions
12.2.1, 12.2.2, 12.3.1, 12.3.1.h
1
textbook, chapter 7
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
37
2
solve simple trigonometric equations and apply them and find angles of inclination
12.3.2, 12.3.3
1
angle of inclination
textbook,
chapter 8
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
38
2
find equations of different sine and cosine curves and apply these equations
12.3.2, 12.3.3
2
period, amplitude
textbook,
chapter 8
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
39
2
use trigonometric functions to model periodic behavior
12.3.1, 12.3.2, 12.3.3
2
axis of the wave
textbook,
chapter 8
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
40
2
simplify trigonometric expressions and prove trigonometric identities
12.3.1, 12.3.2, 12.3.3
1
reciprocal relationships,
negative relationships,
pythagorean relationships, cofunction relationships
textbook,
chapter 8
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
41
2
use trigonometric identities or technology to solve more difficult trigonometric equations
12.3.1, 12.3.2, 12.3.3
2
textbook,
chapter 8
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
42
2
use trigonmetry to find unkown sides or angles of a right triangle
12.3.1, 12.3.2, 12.3.3
1
angle of elevation, angle of depression
textbook,
chapter 9
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
43
2
find the area of a triangle given the lengths of two sides and the measure of the included angle
12.2.5, 12.3.3
1
included angle
textbook,
chapter 9
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
44
2
use the law of sines find unkown parts of a triangle
12.3.2, 12.3.3
1
law of sines
textbook,
chapter 9
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
45
2
use the law of cosines find unkown parts of a triangle
12.3.2, 12.3.3
1
law of cosines
textbook,
chapter 9
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
46
2
use trigonometry to solve navigation and surveying problems
12.2.4, 12.3.1, 12.3.2, 12.3.3
1
compass bearing, course
textbook,
chapter 9
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
47
2
derive and apply sum and difference formulas for sine and cosine
12.3.1, 12.3.2, 12.3.3
1
textbook,
chapter 10
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
48
2
derive and apply sum and difference formulas for tangent
12.3.1, 12.3.2, 12.3.3
1
textbook,
chapter 10
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
49
2
derive and apply double and half angle formulas for sine, cosine, and tangent
12.3.1, 12.3.2, 12.3.3
2
textbook,
chapter 10
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
50
2
use identities to solve trigonometric equations
12.3.1, 12.3.2, 12.3.3
2
textbook,
chapter 10
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
51
2
convert polar to rectangular and rectangular to polar coordinates and graph polar equations
12.2.2, 12.3.1, 12.3.2, 12.3.3
1
polar coordinates, polar equation, polar graph
textbook,
chapter 11
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
52
2
write complex numbers in polar form and find products in polar form
12.2.2, 12.3.1, 12.3.2, 12.3.3
1
argand diagram, complex number plane, polar angle
textbook,
chapter 11
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
53
2
use DeMoivre's theorem to find powers of complex numbers
12.2.2, 12.3.1, 12.3.2, 12.3.3
1
DeMoivre's theorem
textbook,
chapter 11
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
54
2
find roots of complex numbers
12.2.2, 12.3.1, 12.3.2, 12.3.3
1
textbook,
chapter 11
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
55
3
identify an arithmetic or geometric sequence and find a formula for its nth term
12.3.1, 12.3.2, 12.3.3
1
arithmetic sequence,
geometric sequence
textbook,
chapter 13
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
56
3
use sequences defined recursively to solve problems
12.3.1, 12.3.2, 12.3.3
1
recursive definition
textbook,
chapter 13
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
57
3
find the sum of the first n terms of arithmetic or geometric series
12.3.1, 12.3.2, 12.3.3
1
finite sequences, finite series, infinite sequences, infinite series
textbook,
chapter 13
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
58
3
find or estimate the limit of an ifinite sequence or determine that the limit does not exist
12.3.1, 12.3.2, 12.3.3
1
infinite limits
textbook,
chapter 13
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
60
3
find the sum of an infinite geometric series
12.3.1, 12.3.2, 12.3.3
1
converge, diverge
textbook,
chapter 13
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
61
3
represent series using sigma notation
12.3.1, 12.3.2, 12.3.3
1
sigma notation, summand, limits of summation, index
textbook,
chapter 13
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
62
4
find the limit of a function or the quotient of two functions and to determine whether a function is continuous
12.3.1, 12.3.2, 12.3.3
1
continuous
textbook,
chapter 19
practice exercises, notes
HW, quizzes, test
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Textbook: Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 2012
"The learner will . . ."
12.1.3[a] 12.3.3[g,h]
12.1.3[a,b,c] 12.3.3[b]
12.2.2[a,b,c] 12.2.4[a]
12.3.1[c,e]
12.3.3[f,g]
12.2.4.ab
12.3.1.abcdef
12.3.2[d] 12.3.3[e,l]
12.3.3[d,e]
12.3.3[b,d,e,j,k,l]
chapter 8
chapter 8
chapter 8
negative relationships,
pythagorean relationships, cofunction relationships
chapter 8
chapter 8
chapter 9
chapter 9
chapter 9
chapter 9
chapter 9
chapter 10
chapter 10
chapter 10
chapter 10
chapter 11
chapter 11
chapter 11
chapter 11
geometric sequence
chapter 13
chapter 13
chapter 13
chapter 13
chapter 13
chapter 13
chapter 19